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LaVertha Gotier

1935–2023

United States

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LaVertha Gotier (October 20, 1935 – August 8, 2023) was an American politician who served as mayor of Worland, Wyoming from 2001 to 2004. She was the first African American elected as mayor in the state of Wyoming.

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